I will say nothing except to sit back with a bag of popcorn
Explanation:
With a whopping capacity of 158,000 litres, this new PBS quad road train is the worlds biggest fuel road train combination to date.
Produced by Tieman Tankers, the 56.5m long combination features the manufacturers patent pending turntable connection that ensures all Performance-Based Standards (PBS) measures, including rearward amplification at speed, are met
With a gross combination mass (GCM) of 186.5 tonnes the quad train offers increased productivity for Recharge Petroleum, the BP fuel distributor in the Northern Territory and northern Western Australia.
The combination was built within the PBS limits of up to 60m, and travels at 90km/h with load and 100km/hr when empty.
Roll coupling all four tankers eliminates the risk of the rear tanker rolling over due to the special designed horizontal drawbar with skid plate and king pin.
At the helm is a T909 Kenworth with a powerful 600Hp X15 Cummins engine.
The Northern Territory Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics was instrumental in allowing the innovative combination to hit the roads.
All key performance factors were evaluated by both independent PBS simulations prior to build as well as the physical on road trials when loaded.
Generally maximum length is 53.5 metres but I believe that these ore trucks, which run between Port Hedland and areas around Marble Bar, are allowed to be 60 metres! I didn't measure it, however.
Quick call to MGM would probably get the answer, but I've lost my contact there.Cheers
BIG GEAR almost 50 years ago, with each axle having 8 wheels, so 192 wheels on trailers alone!
-- Edited by yobarr on Wednesday 27th of December 2023 10:16:36 PM
Interesting to have a front end loader in the mix in one photo. I spent years on trucks & heavy machinery and have used loaders for extracting bogged machinery & trucks but I'd worry about the transmission with long distance very heavy towing. There'd be some extra strain on attachments at front & rear due to articulated steering and potential bouncing (no suspension) although they would be travelling very slowly with no sharp turns.
Yes Craig and the topic as usual has wandered to who has the biggest. The original post was about a fuel tanker but somehow the topic goes west as usual. Just gotta see who has the biggest toy hahaha
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Yes Craig and the topic as usual has wandered to who has the biggest . The original post was about a fuel tanker but somehow the topic goes west as usual. Just gotta see who has the biggest toy hahaha
Sorry Graham, but it was not my intention to attempt to outdo your photo, and I simply thought that if members were at all interested in that tanker, perhaps other tankers and trucks may also be of interest.
Because I have many photos in my records I decided to post a couple, and when Jonathan put up a few (some of which I also have!) I posted one more, of the Cometto trailers from the 70s.
Anyway, to placate the more sensitive souls amongst us, I will show this LITTLE Big RIG, the same model as one of the first "trucks" I ever drove.
About the same size as a wheel barrow, just can't carry as much! Good to grab a few cartons of coldies though. Cheers
-- Edited by yobarr on Thursday 28th of December 2023 10:40:39 PM
Interesting to have a front end loader in the mix in one photo. I spent years on trucks & heavy machinery and have used loaders for extracting bogged machinery & trucks but I'd worry about the transmission with long distance very heavy towing. There'd be some extra strain on attachments at front & rear due to articulated steering and potential bouncing (no suspension) although they would be travelling very slowly with no sharp turns.
You're on to it Rod, as the whole thing moved at almost walking pace. From memory the journey was only about 20km, although other, smaller and lighter, loads travelled greater distances. Cheers
